Carl Theodor Somborn

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Carl Theodor Somborn (born November 16, 1851 in Barmen ; † June 16, 1935 in Munich ) was a German composer , musicologist and music teacher .

Life

Somborn studied music at the conservatories of Strasbourg, Munich and Leipzig, among others with teachers such as Josef Gabriel Rheinberger , and he pursued the study of philology at the University of Munich. In 1878 he took over the management of the Lahr Singing Club. After Alsace fell to the German Empire as a result of the Franco-German war, numerous German teachers were appointed to the Strasbourg Conservatory; including Somborn, who taught music theory and the history of music there from 1882. Appointed professor in 1902, he taught there until 1911 and then moved to Venice. From 1913 until his death he lived in Munich.

Create

Somborn is best known as a teacher and composer of vocal compositions, especially choral music and songs. His other works, including the opera Philenor , which premiered in Strasbourg in 1903 and for which he also wrote the textbook, had little success.

Fonts

  • The Venetian folk song: Die Villotta, Carl Winter: Heidelberg 1901

Works

  • Philenor, Opera in One Act, 1903
  • Piece for winds, op.11
  • The Tarantula, Mimic Game, op.27
  • Valmiki for solo, choir and orchestra, op.28
  • String quartet op.32
  • Numerous choir songs and songs

literature

  • Riemann Musiklexikon , 11th edition, Berlin 1929, p. 1724.
  • Myriam Geyer, La vie musicale à Strasbourg sous l'empire allemand, 1871–1918, École de Chartres: Paris 1999, p. 56.

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personal data
SURNAME Somborn, Carl Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Somborn, Carl; Somborn, Karl; Зомборн, Теодор Карл
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, musicologist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Barmen
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1935
Place of death Munich